The question is will Bibi will pull the trigger before early October???

Some tense weeks ahead for sure!!!

It's not looking good at all!

Quoting: Steve5728

Very tough choice for Israel right now, war on her wn, or wait and risk Iran becoming impossible to stop and even the US not changing its policy if Romney does not get elected. It must all be wieghed.

Quoting: MIL MAN

Romney also said..."Obama said we need to talk to Iran, well we have been talking to Iran and Iran's centrifuges are still spinning". He was very clear on his stance.

I know the voices aren't real, but man do they come up with some great ideas!Semper Fi USMCVery much an Occams Razor kind of guy.Bridging the gap between "It can't happen to us" and "We're all going to die".

Been a long week here...Going to leave work early and take Xena to the dog park or the pond for a while. We are slowly repopulating the platforms as things return to normal in the Gulf. Will be back later from home.

I know the voices aren't real, but man do they come up with some great ideas!Semper Fi USMCVery much an Occams Razor kind of guy.Bridging the gap between "It can't happen to us" and "We're all going to die".

Been a long week here...Going to leave work early and take Xena to the dog park or the pond for a while. We are slowly repopulating the platforms as things return to normal in the Gulf. Will be back later from home.

Quoting: Gerry52

Good for you - nothing better for clearing the head than spending time outside. Especially if your dog is around.Think we're taking a bit of time this afternoon as well.

We often forget that these guys pick up on the anxieties, stresses, and frustrations we experience, and it's good to get them in a different environment to burn off the crud as well.

Job 12:7) But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:8) Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

On the 30th of August at 18:47 local time the reactor of power unit 1 of Bushehr NPP (Islamic Republic of Iran) was brought to 100% of design power in the framework of the first power program.

Vladimir Pavlov, Deputy Director of NIAEP for construction of NPP in Iran and Turkey, said this was the concluding stage of the power unit commissioning, during which the systems and equipment would be tested at the design power level.

I suspect when (not if) Iran reaches weapons grade and actually constructs a nuclear weapon it won't be tested in their homeland. Doing so would be a dead giveaway that they have achieved that goal and cause the unstablity in the ME to over the top in a hurry. Instead they will use a proxy like North Korea.

Most likely then next underground nuclear test in N. Korea will actually belong to Iran.

I suspect when (not if) Iran reaches weapons grade and actually constructs a nuclear weapon it won't be tested in their homeland. Doing so would be a dead giveaway that they have achieved that goal and cause the unstablity in the ME to over the top in a hurry. Instead they will use a proxy like North Korea.

Most likely then next underground nuclear test in N. Korea will actually belong to Iran.

5 stars for ya

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1361121

There have been those who say the last North Korea test was actually for Iran.

15:56 Regime warplanes are heavily bombing the town of Abu al-Zohur, Al-Arabiya quoted activists as saying

19:49 Rebels shot down a helicopter in the Edleb town of Sermeen, Al-Arabiya quoted activists as saying.

20:43 The Free Syrian Army shot down a forth helicopter on Friday in the Edleb town of Abu al-Zohur, Al-Arabiya quoted activists as saying.

21:31 The Free Syrian Army took control of the air defense battalion in the town of Abu Kamal, Al-Jazeera quoted activists as saying.

20:32 Russia on Friday repeated a call for an immediate end to the violence in Syria in a statement issued a day after the UN Security Council discussed the humanitarian crisis in the strife-torn country.

This came from the other thread and didn't want to lose it just in case it ever came up and who published it.

Please note the last line of this WallStreet Journey article:

VIENNA—The Iranian scientist considered Tehran's atomic-weapons guru until he was apparently sidelined several years ago is back at work, according to United Nations investigators and U.S. and Israeli officials, sparking fresh concerns about the status of Iran's nuclear program.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, widely compared with Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who oversaw the crash 1940s effort to build an atomic bomb, helped push Iran into its nuclear age over the past two decades. A senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, he oversaw Iran's research into the construction and detonation of a nuclear warhead, Western officials say.

Sorry to Interrupt but,How do you have a Silver Star Trial Uprade when you don't have 50 karma points? (Only 9 green) I would PM you but I know you can't reply on Trial Uprade, did you ask a Mod to let you have special permission to buy a trial uprade for discount? Becuase I thought there was only the 10$ a month full uprade option?

Or are they practicing for intervention on behalf of the allawites in Syria ?

At least the exercise is about to create a safe point on enemy territory and use it to push into enemy territory afterwards; air cover, ships, landing missions, and so on.

Interesting .... .

Quoting: ^àTOn^

For the time being there is no sign of a deal on Syria. Russia and China maintain their position. So I don't think the US would trade Georgia for Syria but if a major war starts in the Middle East then Russia could invade Georgia. It would be fait accompli and the US could be too busy to react.

Sorry to Interrupt but,How do you have a Silver Star Trial Uprade when you don't have 50 karma points? (Only 9 green) I would PM you but I know you can't reply on Trial Uprade, did you ask a Mod to let you have special permission to buy a trial uprade for discount? Becuase I thought there was only the 10$ a month full uprade option?

Or are they practicing for intervention on behalf of the allawites in Syria ?

At least the exercise is about to create a safe point on enemy territory and use it to push into enemy territory afterwards; air cover, ships, landing missions, and so on.

Interesting .... .

Quoting: ^àTOn^

For the time being there is no sign of a deal on Syria. Russia and China maintain their position. So I don't think the US would trade Georgia for Syria but if a major war starts in the Middle East then Russia could invade Georgia. It would be fait accompli and the US could be too busy to react.

Quoting: Vlad Tepes

Why is Georgia so important for Russia, that they would risk a confrontation with the US, and the life of their soldiers ?

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Sorry to Interrupt but,How do you have a Silver Star Trial Uprade when you don't have 50 karma points? (Only 9 green) I would PM you but I know you can't reply on Trial Uprade, did you ask a Mod to let you have special permission to buy a trial uprade for discount? Becuase I thought there was only the 10$ a month full uprade option?

Sorry to Interrupt but,How do you have a Silver Star Trial Uprade when you don't have 50 karma points? (Only 9 green) I would PM you but I know you can't reply on Trial Uprade, did you ask a Mod to let you have special permission to buy a trial uprade for discount? Becuase I thought there was only the 10$ a month full uprade option?

Quoting: fromSouthCarolina

I don't know how it works. I'm a dummy but learning alot.

Quoting: AkivaJeff

It says "Logged in as AkivaJeff" Trial Upgrade through 9/17.

Quoting: AkivaJeff

I wanna blue star, I don't like orange, I like blue, like the sky.

:Bigger:

Quoting: ^àTOn^

Do Blue Stars exist? And i figured out, one of his friends used 100 karma points to give him a trial upgrade, becuase I know they don't offer a price for the Silver Star